Improvement in funnel can-fillers



mined 5mm THOMAS SCANTLIN, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 102,050, dated April 19, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN FUNNEL CAN-FILLERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part Vof the same.

To all ywhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SCANTLIN, of Evansville, in" the county of 4Vanderburgh and State of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Fruit-Funnel; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accon'xpanying drawings forming part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a funnel to be used in filling fruit-cans and jars with fruit, which will rest on the jars or cans fairly, without projeeting inward so far as to interfere with filling them to the top.

The invention consists in providing a short and broad funnel for wide-mouthed cans or jars with a horizontal flange a short distance above the bottom, whereby the said funnel will rest fairly on the tops of the cans, and will admit of' use with cans or jars having openings of di'erentsizes.

The drawing represents a sec-tional elevation of my improved funnel.

A represents a vessel, in the forni usually adapted for funnels, except the spout usually attached. It is suitably arranged, in respect of size, for the cans or jars to be lilled, and may be provided with a handle, or not, as preferred.

B represents a flange, arranged parallel with the planes of the top and bottom, vand placed a short distance above the latter, whereby it may be placed on the jars or cans so as to rest securely without pro'- jecting inward too far, and upon cans or jars of dilerent sizes, very greatly facilitating the filling of cans or jars with cooked or prepared fruit, for preserving.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A fruit-formel, consisting of the body A and horizontal flange B, combined and arranged as described.

THOS. SCANTLIN.

Witnesses:

JOE. S. WINX, PRICE BELL. 

